Commands for installing Python 3.1 without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Python.Python.3.1 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Python.Python.3.1 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Python.Python.3.1 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI
Silent install
msiexec /i python-3.1.4.amd64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i python-3.1.4.amd64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\python-3-1-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EF} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EF}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EF}
- DisplayVersion
- 3.1.4150
32-bit · MSI
Silent install
msiexec /i python-3.1.4.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i python-3.1.4.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\python-3-1-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EE} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EE}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1ACA3135-BA08-41A9-8019-9BFA2BD1C4EE}
- DisplayVersion
- 3.1.4150
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-python-3-1.ps1
$url = 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.1.4/python-3.1.4.amd64.msi'
$sha256 = '8399353E8F1A0D83B0B04553CFD47DA02B7DC7A90D24B8ABF63BD06DAD572BC8'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'python-3.1.4.amd64.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait install-python-3-1.ps1
$url = 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.1.4/python-3.1.4.msi'
$sha256 = '72132B8641326BE501BCB511EEB4DB88858665DEC9A10EEDDF4EA733B8C97C4C'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'python-3.1.4.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait 
